Ghana urged to step up fight against air pollution

Professor Kofi Amegah, an Associate Professor of Environmental and Nutritional Epidemiology at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has called on the Ghanaian government to intensify its fight against air pollution. He highlighted that increasing exposure to polluted air poses a serious health threat to thousands, particularly street vendors who spend extended hours along busy roads.

Amegah stressed the urgent necessity for more robust air pollution control measures. He also advocated for the integration of healthy dietary interventions as crucial components in reducing the health burden associated with breathing contaminated air. The call underscores the dual approach needed to combat the adverse health effects of environmental pollution.

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The government has been urged to intensify efforts to tackle air pollution as growing exposure to polluted air threatens the health of thousands of people, particularly street vendors who spend long hours along busy roads.

The article also includes a brief roundup of other recent headlines from the Ghanaian Times, indicating a range of ongoing news topics in the country. These include a report on the nation's road deaths reaching a 35-year high, political developments concerning Mahama's Agalga announcement and a defamation lawsuit, issues faced by cocoa farmers, and a convergence of Africa's medical regulators in Accra.

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Stronger air pollution control measures, coupled with healthy dietary interventions, were urgently needed to reduce the health burden associated with polluted air.